orchard

/'ɔ:tʃəd/

Thân thiện

The children pick ripe apples in the orchard.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A piece of land planted with fruit trees, typically arranged in an orderly manner and often managed for commercial fruit production.
   • A garden or area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit-bearing trees.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The family owns a large apple orchard in the countryside.
  • In spring, the cherry orchard is covered in beautiful pink blossoms.
  • They went for a walk through the peaceful orchard.

Advanced Usage

• "orchardist": A person who owns or manages an orchard.
  • The orchardist was busy pruning the trees before winter.
• Conceptual use referring to a collection or group of fruit trees.
  • The valley was a vast orchard of different citrus varieties.

Variants and Related Words

• Orchard grass (n): A type of perennial grass sometimes grown in orchards.
• Orchard house (n): A greenhouse or structure for cultivating fruit trees.

Synonyms

• Fruit garden: A garden where fruit trees and bushes are grown.
• Grove: A small wood or group of trees. (Note: "Grove" is more general and can include nut trees or trees not specifically for fruit.)
• Plantation: A large estate or farm where crops are cultivated. (Note: Often used for crops like coffee, tea, or rubber, not exclusively fruit trees.)

Related Phrases

• Orchard tower: A watchtower sometimes found in old orchards.
• To lay down an orchard: An older phrase meaning to plant an orchard.

Related Idioms

• The orchard of knowledge: A metaphorical phrase comparing a place of learning to a fruitful orchard.
  • The university was considered an orchard of knowledge for the region.

Học thuật

Noun

1. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

Từ đồng nghĩa

• grove
• woodlet
• plantation